Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

To mark Equality, Diversity and Human Rights week, we have spoken to Damian, our Talent Acquisition Manager, who told us his story about moving to the UK and what is means to be accepted...

Preeti Shokar, a Junior Business Intelligence Analyst at DHU Healthcare and founder of The Women’s Football Academy, has been named Inspirational Role Model at the 2025 SHE Awards.

To mark Neurodiversity Celebration week, we have been speaking to one of our colleagues, 111 Triage Clinician Amy Anderson, about her experiences and her role as part of our Neurodiversity Network.

Here is a message from our Equality, Diversity and Equality Co-Ordinator Aiden Woodhall who has an update on what we're doing to ensure DHU is accelerating action.

We’ve been sharing messages and challenges to our people this week (Monday 3rd to Friday 7th) to mark Race Equality Week and ensure our people know why we place such high importance on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

As an inclusive organisation, at DHU we have done a lot of work to understand how a colleague’s condition can affect their time at work and what we can do to help.

At DHU Healthcare, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for all our colleagues and have been doing a lot of work to recognise non-visible disabilities which can be physical, mental or neurological conditions. They are often not immediately obvious, making them difficult for others to understand and even for those affected to recognise themselves.

Karva Chauth or Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrated by Hindu women of Northern and Western India in October or November on the Hindu lunar month of Kartika. Like many Hindu festivals, Karva Chauth is based on a lunisolar variant of the Hindu Calendars.

To mark Black History Month, we wanted to speak to our Non-Executive Director Shade Agboola about allyship and the importance of inclusion and support networks.

Here is a very personal story from our Director of People and Organisational Development, Zahra Leggatt – in her own words…

For today’s Meet the Team piece, we’re going to tie it in with World Mental Health Day, Thursday October 10th.

At DHU Healthcare, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment for all our employees. Today, we would like to share the story of Ian Hopkins, one of our dedicated IT Application Support Analysts.

On Friday 21st June, colleagues across DHU will join Wear Yellow Day to raise awareness of Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Cystic fibrosis is a life-limiting, genetic condition without a cure. It dominates thousands of lives every day. Beth Finn, our NHS 111 Clinical Site Manager in Oldbury, shares her personal experience with CF, a condition her daughter Isabelle has lived with throughout her life.

In 2018 I was experiencing Tinnitus and was diagnosed with a Vestibular Schwannoma, a brain tumour that affects your hearing, balance and, despite being benign, can cause many side effects.

At DHU, we are proud to support and promote our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives, celebrating the uniqueness of our people and showcasing individuality.

As part of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion commitment, we’d like to encourage everyone to recognise the incredible diversity of minds, or neurodiversity, within our DHU family. Zahra Leggatt is DHU’s Director of Workforce and Organisational Development and has some experience of Neurodiversity. Here’s what she told us…

We have been sharing a number of pieces to recognise Pride Month and created these pages to recognise our commitment and support of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

We are excited to introduce Nia Alston-Holmes (she/her), our new Wellbeing Coordinator at DHU Healthcare. With over 30 years of proven practical experience in a person-centred approach, Nia is a valuable addition to our tea

At DHU we pride ourselves on talking about the uniqueness and individuality of our colleagues and encourage our people to share their stories.